# Incident 19820909053989I: Piper PA12, Stevensville, MD, September 9, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1982, 11:15 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Airport: Bay Bridge Indust
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9744° N, 76.3185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevensville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9744&lon=-76.3185&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3532M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3532M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820909053989I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOW ON FINAL, ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. FORCED LANDED IN WATER SHORT OF RUNWAY. HOLE IN CARBURETOR FLEXIBLE HOSE.

## Other reports on N3532M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800629022769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800629022769A), Jun 29, 1980: Piper PA12 (N3532M), Edgewater, MD, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on 6th takeoff. Found carburetor heat control wire separated. Carb heat remained on.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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